No. 12 Squadron SLAF

No. 12 Squadron
Sri Lanka Air Force Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-27M at the Army 60th Anniversary Exhibition.
Active2007 - 2019
BranchSri Lanka Air Force
RoleGround Attack, Close Air Support
StationSLAF Katunayake
EquipmentMikoyan MiG-27
EngagementsSri Lankan Civil War
Commanders
Commanding OfficerSquadron Leader Asela Jayasekara

No. 12 Squadron was a squadron of the Sri Lanka Air Force. It operated in both ground attack and close air support role operating with Mikoyan MiG-27s from SLAF Katunayake. The Squadron also operated a single Mikoyan MiG-23UB as conversion trainer for the MiG-27. In early 2019 SLAF shut down No. 12 Squadron.

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